Holland Name Meaning: From the Old English "hoh" and "land", meaning "ridge land".
From the Old English \"hoh\" and \"land\" (\"ridge land\"), from a division of Lincolnshire.
Discover how your Holland ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 132 |
| Buckinghamshire | 185 |
| Berkshire | 146 |
| Cambridgeshire | 97 |
| Channel Islands | 15 |
| Cheshire | 1,620 |
| Cornwall | 40 |
| Cumberland | 30 |
| Derbyshire | 479 |
| Devon | 390 |
| Dorset | 118 |
| Durham | 316 |
| Essex | 411 |
| Gloucestershire | 248 |
| Hampshire | 368 |
| Herefordshire | 88 |
| Hertfordshire | 116 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 14 |
| Isle of Man | 30 |
| Kent | 544 |
| Lancashire | 4,748 |
| Leicestershire | 400 |
| Lincolnshire | 503 |
| London | 3,109 |
| Middlesex | 432 |
| Northumberland | 230 |
| Norfolk | 233 |
| Northamptonshire | 215 |
| Nottinghamshire | 825 |
| Oxfordshire | 188 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 14 |
| Shropshire | 255 |
| Suffolk | 150 |
| Somerset | 287 |
| Surrey | 350 |
| Sussex | 473 |
| Staffordshire | 1,196 |
| Warwickshire | 642 |
| Westmorland | 18 |
| Wiltshire | 79 |
| Worcestershire | 287 |
| Yorkshire | 1,512 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 10 |
| Carnarvonshire | 17 |
| Carmarthenshire | 19 |
| Denbighshire | 85 |
| Flintshire | 13 |
| Glamorgan | 224 |
| Merionethshire | 6 |
| Montgomeryshire | 9 |
| Monmouthshire | 147 |
| Pembrokeshire | 10 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 3,551 |
| Coal Miner | 381 |
| Cotton Weaver | 303 |
| General Labourer | 294 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 261 |
| Domestic Servant | 222 |
| Living On Own Means | 183 |
| Dress Maker | 168 |
| Labourer | 159 |
| Farmer | 120 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 119 |
| General Servant | 107 |
| General Servant Domestic | 94 |
| Laundress | 93 |
| Farm Labourer | 88 |
| Cotton Spinner | 77 |
| House Keeper | 75 |
| Carpenter | 68 |
| Clerk | 65 |
| Blacksmith | 62 |
| Tailoress | 62 |
| Gardener | 60 |
| Errand Boy | 58 |
| Butcher | 51 |
| Tailor | 51 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Holland | 10,547 |
| William Holland | 9,961 |
| John Holland | 9,500 |
| Elizabeth Holland | 6,176 |
| Thomas Holland | 5,531 |
| James Holland | 5,499 |
| Sarah Holland | 5,251 |
| George Holland | 4,942 |
| Ann Holland | 3,458 |
| Henry Holland | 3,234 |
| Joseph Holland | 3,005 |
| Jane Holland | 2,802 |
| Charles Holland | 2,679 |
| Alice Holland | 2,348 |
| Ellen Holland | 2,324 |
| Annie Holland | 2,108 |
| Eliza Holland | 2,066 |
| Emma Holland | 1,963 |
| Margaret Holland | 1,857 |
| Hannah Holland | 1,823 |
| Edward Holland | 1,587 |
| Robert Holland | 1,587 |
| Martha Holland | 1,462 |
| Emily Holland | 1,432 |
| Alfred Holland | 1,409 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holland | 100% | 152,451 |
| 2 | Halland | 86% | 2,799 |
| 3 | Hulland | 86% | 2,612 |
| 4 | Holand | 86% | 851 |
| 5 | Hilland | 86% | 807 |
| 6 | Hollond | 86% | 439 |
| 7 | Helland | 86% | 317 |
| 8 | Hollend | 86% | 101 |
The surname Holland is the most popular version of all its varients